This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
Captain Joseph Brabazon Theobald Grant , Royal Munster Fusiliers
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Erzeugung und Vertrieb von Brot und Gebäck - Verordnung - Graz
16 August 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Gebrauch der Schnapskessel - Kaschau - In ungarischer Sprache
16 August 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Lance Corporal Josiah Burgess 557, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Allan MacDougall 15710, Highland Light Infantry
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Ball PLY/788/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Henry Halstead 17127, 6th East Lancashire Regiment
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas McGonigal 14284, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter D'Ancie Appleyard 14789, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 16 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter D'Ancie Appleyard 14789. Unit: 7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Death: 16 August 1915 Suvla Bay Dardanelles
Died 16 August 1915
Imperial War Museum